American Stock Exchange (AMEX)
What is AMEX?
American Stock Exchange (AMEX) - one of the largest and best known in the traders regional U.S. exchanges, located in New York.
AMEX Official Website: www.nyse.com/markets/nyse-mkt
History of the American Stock Exchange AMEX
AMEX was founded in 1911, when New York street stock traders united to form the New York Curb Market Association. In 1953 the exchange was given its present name.
In the early 1990s, AMEX introduced the world's first electronic trading system using wireless terminals.
The exchange was bought by NASDAQ in 1998, but AMEX members bought out the site in 2004.
Since 2008, AMEX has been part of the NYSE Euronext group. As a result of the rebranding, the American Stock Exchange is called NYSE MKT, although many continue to call it AMEX. On May 10, 2012, the American Stock Exchange finally ceased to exist under its original name, being renamed NYSE MKT LLC.
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